Alcoa, Tennessee, Family Law & Estate Planning Law Blog
Estate planning involves appointing people to important roles
When creating an estate plan, it is important to consider who will be in charge of certain affairs. Different people may be appointed to different roles, and it is important to understand the duties each person will have. Estate planning early may help prevent the...
read moreWhat factors affect executor fees in probate administration?
Closing a loved one's estate in Tennessee takes a lot of time and hard work. As a result, individuals who handle the probate process as the executors of the estates often receive compensation for their time and effort. How much they receive and when depends on certain...
read moreTennessee residents may want to identify estate planning goals
People often need a plan to reach certain goals. However, some Tennessee residents may not realize that their estate plans could help them achieve a variety of goals. Certainly, these plans can help with asset distribution, but they can also help in many other ways....
read moreSeveral tasks necessary before starting probate
Having the responsibility of seeing a loved one's estate through to closure is not easy. Executors have a considerable number of obligations to attend to during probate, and it is of the utmost importance that they address each of those obligations correctly. Before...
read moreProtecting child inheritances in a second marriage
Did you remarry and do you have children from a previous marriage? If you don't have a will, your children from the previous marriage can go through probate after you die to assert certain inheritance rights. However, under state intestacy laws, your current spouse...
read moreProperty information important in high asset divorce cases
It is not unusual for individuals in Tennessee and elsewhere to find themselves wanting to end their marriages. Any number of issues could arise that lead to these feelings, and many people follow through with dissolving their marital relationships. Of course, if...
read moreReviewing estate plans after divorce important
Going through a divorce is an understandably difficult time. While there are many decisions that need making during the process, individuals will also need to consider how those choices will affect their futures. In fact, Tennessee residents may want to review their...
read moreSmall steps may help parents and kids with child custody
Most people do not plan to get divorced at the same time that they marry. Life changes can cause rifts in couples that can later lead to the desire the end the relationship. When children are involved, the situation can be more serious as Tennessee parents want to do...
read moreHow to make it through a difficult divorce
When you're involved in a contentious divorce, it might feel like there's no way to escape from the sadness, anger, discomfort and exasperation of the process. However, because it is a divorce, it will eventually end. It's this end date that you'll want to look...
read moreWhat is sole legal and sole physical child custody?
When going through divorce, Tennessee parents often face concerns over the custody of their children. While they may initially think that child custody only refers to with whom the children will live, there is more to the situation than just living arrangements. In...
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